Generations is irrelevant. Declining audiences for serialized daytime content in this century is relevant, not what happened decades ago in a troubled time slot on NBC. Generations could have been a big hit; it makes zero difference in 20-freaking-24.
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New Daytime Soap Opera at CBS In Development
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I think WLKY, KUTV, and KFMB have longer newscasts as well, I noticed that KFMB's CW/MNTV subchannel stop making the 8am hour (there's no time and temperature in the 7am hour even as Nexstar now holds a near monopoly in the 7-10am and 10pm newscast slots). TBH I think KIRO, KUTV and KFMB adjust their daytime slots and launch their own 9am newscast to follow like some several other CBS stations that have one.
If CBS owns the show they can place it on as many (or few) platforms as they want. If on CBS it will automatically be on Paramount Plus. And maybe they will decide to air it in PlutoTV also, possibly delayed by a few weeks to give Paramount Plus an exclusive streaming window.
My thoughts is try to sandwich The Gates between Y&R and B&B.
When B&B premiered, it took the place of Capitol, which aired 2:30PM Eastern. From what I remember, Bill Bell wanted his new soap to air right after Y&R: 1:30PM Eastern.
Putting The Gates between Y&R and B&B gives Y&R spillover and earlier B&B watcher eyeballs.
When B&B premiered, it took the place of Capitol, which aired 2:30PM Eastern. From what I remember, Bill Bell wanted his new soap to air right after Y&R: 1:30PM Eastern.
Putting The Gates between Y&R and B&B gives Y&R spillover and earlier B&B watcher eyeballs.
Its official, The Talk has been cancelled and will end in December:
www.hollywoodreporter.com
variety.com
‘The Talk’ to End With Abbreviated 15th Season on CBS
The daytime show will bow out in December.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
‘The Talk’ Ending at CBS After 15 Seasons, Final Show Set for December
CBS has canceled the long-running "The Talk," which will get an abbreviated 15th and final season this fall, before signing off in December.
variety.com
Dislodging the sister show to Y&R may be more harmful than beneficial.
To who? CBS cares less about the success of B&B than the success of the new soap because CBS will own some or all of the new soap.
Yes, all networks are known to pay no attention to the ratings of the shows on their schedule.
CBS makes money off of B&B. An upstart soap will take years to gain traction.
I think the Bold and the Beautiful is big enough to stand on it's own. The Gates needs the lead in and early watchers.
*Side note: in the mid-90s I never watched Seinfeld. My friends & I watched the Simpsons syndicated reruns. Seinfeld came on after. We saw the first few minutes. In several weeks we kept on watching Seinfeld, eventually becoming to love it.
It’s also not the 90s. Moving out of a longtime slot carries risks. Weighing those risks for a dubious potential benefit is a highly questionable move.
One thing that we don’t know (that CBS does) is how much viewing of Y&R and B&B is live and how much is delayed, either via DVR, “on demand” or Paramount Plus,
It’s Official: Get ready to meet “The Gates”…
variety.com
CBS Orders Daytime Soap Opera ‘The Gates’ Under NAACP Content Partnership
CBS has ordered the daytime soap opera "The Gates" to series, Variety has learned.
variety.com
New Daytime Soap The Gates Officially Ordered At CBS — When Will It Premiere? - TVLine
CBS has ordered 'The Gates,' a brand-new soap opera: Get details and find out when it will premiere.
tvline.com
Didn’t see an official date besides January 2025 but my pure uneducated guess is that this will premiere on Monday January 6th 2025.
Interesting that CBS will have 3 soaps while ABC has one and NBC technically has none since moving Days to Peacock.
CBS is the only network left with a close to traditional daytime schedule.New Daytime Soap The Gates Officially Ordered At CBS — When Will It Premiere? - TVLine
CBS has ordered 'The Gates,' a brand-new soap opera: Get details and find out when it will premiere.
Didn’t see an official date besides January 2025 but my pure uneducated guess is that this will premiere on Monday January 6th 2025.
Interesting that CBS will have 3 soaps while ABC has one and NBC technically has none since moving Days to Peacock.
Times change. Audiences change. CBS…less so.
Except CBS does have the #1 rated daytime soap (Y&R) and #1 rated game show (TPIR) and is the #1 network in total viewers in daytime tv.
So…the number one of three (currently) broadcast soaps. The number one of two network game shows. Wow. Quite the competition.
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